is what compelled her to start her own
wiring harness shop.
In August 2010, Cordé Électrique was sim-
ply a thought. In just four weeks, D ziel
created a business plan, found financing,
premises and the necessary equipment,
and hired four people. On Sept. 6, 2010,
D ziel opened her factory, and she and her
employees shared a small space, only 800
square feet in size.
With D ziel’s experience and knowledge,
Cordé Électrique’s growth reached an ex-
ceptional level, growing by more than
1,000 percent in the first three years. The
company now sits in a 23,000-square-foot
space and employs more than 50 people.
But Cordé Électrique did not jump to the
top without overcoming a few challenges.
“As the growth was dazzling and I was hir-
ing continuously, I soon found myself with
a major training problem,” D ziel said. In
the beginning, the company didn’t have
enough resources to provide training and
had no knowledge of government servic-
es that could help.
Overcoming the training obstacle was diffi-
cult, but D ziel began by setting up a small
internal training program, which prioritized
training that focused on quality assur-
ance. The program rapidly evolved into a
task force called continuous improvement.
“Since that time, continuous improvement
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